A canoeist paddling on a calm freshwater lake surrounded by forested mountains under a clear sky.
Introducing Freshwater Policy and Practice, a new Canadian Science Publishing journal advancing solutions for freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Explore science, policy, and practice in one place. Stay tuned for updates 🌊▶️ https://ow.ly/PHbz50YHfiw
#FreshwaterScience #WaterPolicy #NewJournal
That $ bill is proudly displayed in my office!
Fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A collaboration with Yushun Chen, Seb Brosse, @sjcfishy.bsky.social and other! @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social
✳️ For those who missed Steve's #CommunityConversations 🌎💬 webinar, the recording is now available to watch on demand ✳️
➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhAg...
@sebiology.bsky.social @sjcfishy.bsky.social
This is figure is a non-exhaustive chart of quality of habitat tiers that can be implemented to evaluate habitat potential. Check out in the latest from @sjcfishy.bsky.social lab by Lemieux et al in Environmental Reviews: doi.org/10.1139/er-2025-0220
We had a great 11th World Recreational Fishing Conference in South Africa. Meeting new and old friends and listening to new science. #11wrfc @sjcfishy.bsky.social @valeriosbra.bsky.social
An instructor and two students lean over a student in protective goggles working.
Career Advice Reminder | There Is No Such Thing as ‘Alternative’ Careers for Ph.D.s
It’s time we free ourselves of the false binary of academic and nonacademic careers post-Ph.D., writes Briana Konnick. https://bit.ly/4j5wdmA
Conference logo infographic for the IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA Joint conference hosted May 25-29,2026 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The theme of the conference is “Connected Waters: Bridging Communities & Ideas”
We hope you consider submitting your Abstract to Session 51 at next year’s @scas-scsa.bsky.social @iaglr.bsky.social joint meeting! Come share experiences and lessons learned with other freshwater researchers and practitioners 💧
Hosted by @sjcfishy.bsky.social and Irena Creed
If you were considering submitting an abstract for SCAS/IAGLR for our EDI session but didn't because you were only allowed to give one talk, you are now allowed to submit a second talk for sessions 7-11! (We're #10 🤓)
And you still have 2 days left to submit an abstract!
iaglr.org/iaglr-scas26...
How social–ecological #networks can improve our understanding and management of #biologicalinvasions – new paper by Fiona Rickowski et al. now published in #BioScience doi.org/10.1093/bios... #InvasiveSpecies #nonnative #pests #conservation #alienspecies
Fine-scale behaviour of walleye (Sander vitreus) on a spawning shoal in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario
#GreatLakes 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Great to see some labmates from McMaster U doing great things. Good job Jon and Mel!
@sjcfishy.bsky.social @calebhasler.bsky.social
Our newest post doc Dr. Felix Eissenhauer shares his PhD work on American eel with our lab. Felix did his PhD at Univ of New Brunswick and the Canadian Rivers Institute.
Agreed. That will drive me to phone people to get quality feedback on potential grad students/staff but that won't work for scholarships or official university application process.
Words and nuance matter in reference letters. If you request a reference letter from me it will be in my words.
How exactly does academic authorship work? And how can we establish fairer crediting systems that recognise non-academic authors and diverse contributions?
Learn more through @oakleigh-wilson.bsky.social conversation with @sjcfishy.bsky.social for our #ECRAsks series: buff.ly/bRxxqKg
Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash. Image of a computer chip with the letters "AI" printed on it. The Collaboration for Environmental Evidence logo is in the upper right corner. A blue text banner along the bottom says "New editorial" and is printed above the article title in white text on a grey background.
📢 CEE joins @cochrane.org @campbellreviews.bsky.social & @jbiebhc.bsky.social to set a shared approach for AI use in Evidence Synthesis!
🔗environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-...
#EnvironmentalEvidence @biljana-macura.bsky.social @drmattg.bsky.social
✳️The deadline for our #BioLogging Special Issue has been extended to 28th February 2026✳️
The issue will feature research using #BioLogging in freshwater, marine & terrestrial ecosystems, with relevance for #Conservation & management 🐸🦓
Full info here ➡️ buff.ly/3WLtZz0
Took a break from winterizing lab research boats at @qubiostation.bsky.social to get in a fall run on the Cataraqui Trail.
Hiding in a corner and working/ watching Jay's game at Cardero restaurant on Coal Harbour Vancouver. Last time I ate here I answered my phone and it was some of my students reporting that our research boat they were on was on FIRE. Fire was extinguished and everyone OK but still a memorable call!
We are currently accepting applications for a Ph.D. student to start in 2026. If you find this paper interesting (journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...), come help us take the next step! Application information can be found here: www.wagnerlabmsu.com/lab-info.html.
Join us on 5th November to hear our Founding Editor Steve Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social speak about #Collaboration, #CoProduction and #Impact!
Sign up here: www.sebiology.org/events/ems-e...
@sebiology.bsky.social #ECR #PhD
In BC for NSERC Alliance Grant kickoff meeting with BC Hydro. Developing decision support tools for fish and fish habitat in the face of climate change.
We often think of fisheries management as being the role of the government fisheries manager. They certainly play an essential role but there is a diverse supporting cast. We discuss what that looks like here: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Boathouse clean out and tidy day at @qubiostation.bsky.social
Community Conversations: Webinars for building a career in conservation physiology. Speaker Dr Steven Cooke presents his "Reflections on Co-production and Impact in Conservation Physiology". The webinar is online and takes place on 5 November 2025 14:00-15:00 GMT
We're excited to announce Community Conversations, a new #webinar series in partnership with @sebiology.bsky.social 🤝 This is geared towards #EarlyCareer researchers. Our first speaker is @sjcfishy.bsky.social
Sign up here: buff.ly/MTC7R6B
#ConPhys #SEBcareers #ECR #PhD #conservation
Good call - I knew I missed a few! US Army Corps is yet another group doing such work.
Thinking about all of my US colleagues today that work for USGS, USFWS, US Parks Service, NOAA and the EPA. From front line environmental practitioners to scientists and policy makers, these folks ensure that waters are swimmable, fish are edible, that natural areas are accessible, etc, etc, etc.
